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enDeclaration of election and call for nominationshttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/declaration-election-and-call-nominations-0
<p>Dear Linux Australia Community,</p>
<p>Pursuant to clause (15) of the Linux Australia constitution [1] we<br />
hereby declare an election open and call for nominations to the Linux Australia<br />
Council for the term January 2015 to January 2016.</p>
<p>All office bearer and ordinary committee member positions are open for<br />
election.</p>
<p> * Nominations will open from 19 November until 17 December<br />
* Voting will open 17 December until 13 January 2015<br />
* Results will be announced at the AGM in Auckland at linux.conf.au on or<br />
after 14 January</p>
<p>The election can be viewed here:<br />
https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&amp;id=21</p>
<p>What do I need to do?</p>
<p>First of all, make sure your details are correct in MemberDB [2]</p>
<p>If you wish to nominate, identify the positions you wish to nominate for<br />
and get an understanding of what they involve. Think about what you<br />
might bring to the role and prepare a short pitch. Then, accept the<br />
nomination you&#039;ve been given by clicking the &#039;Accept nomination&#039; link.</p>
<p>If you wish to nominate another person for a position, you may wish to<br />
contact them first and have a chat to make sure they&#039;re happy being<br />
nominated. Then follow the &#039;Nominate&#039; link to nominate them.</p>
<p>Once voting is open, you will be able to vote for candidates. Results<br />
will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au.</p>
<p>Why should I nominate?</p>
<p>Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new<br />
people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives<br />
you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows<br />
you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is<br />
also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source<br />
ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you&#039;re passionate about Linux<br />
and open source, it&#039;s a great opportunity to help drive and steer<br />
Australia&#039;s contribution in this field.</p>
<p>The roles do require a time commitment - generally around 2-3 hours per<br />
week - so please consider this with your nomination.</p>
<p>[1]http://www.linux.org.au/constitution<br />
[2]http://www.linux.org.au/membership</p>
<p>As always, your feedback and questions are warmly welcomed. If you&#039;d<br />
like to have a chat with anyone on Council around what it involves,<br />
please do make contact.</p>
<p>With kind regards,<br />
Kathy</p>
<p>--<br />
Kathy Reid<br />
Secretary<br />
Linux Australia</p>
<p>secretary at linux.org.au<br />
http://linux.org.au</p>
<p>Linux Australia Inc<br />
GPO Box 4788<br />
Sydney NSW 2001<br />
Australia</p>
<p>ABN 56 987 117 479</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/declaration-election-and-call-nominations-0#commentsLinux AustraliaThu, 27 Nov 2014 21:25:17 +0000KathyReid3412 at http://linux.org.auDeclaration of Election and Call for Nominationshttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/declaration-election-and-call-nominations
<p>Dear Linux Australia Community,</p>
<p>Pursuant to clause (15) of the Linux Australia constitution [1] we<br />
hereby declare an election open and call for nominations to the Linux<br />
Council for the term January 8th 2014 to January 2015.<br />
All office bearer and ordinary committee member positions are open for<br />
election.</p>
<p> * Nominations will open 3 November and be available until 3 December<br />
* Voting will open 3 December until 8 January 2014<br />
* Results will be announced at the AGM in Perth at linux.conf.au on or<br />
after 8 January</p>
<p>The election can be viewed here:<br />
https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&amp;id=20</p>
<p>*What do I need to do?*</p>
<p>First of all, make sure your details are correct in MemberDB [2]</p>
<p>If you wish to nominate, identify the positions you wish to nominate for<br />
and get an understanding of what they involve. Think about what you<br />
might bring to the role and prepare a short pitch. Then, accept the<br />
nomination you&#039;ve been given by clicking the &#039;Accept nomination&#039; link.</p>
<p>If you wish to nominate another person for a position, you may wish to<br />
contact them first and have a chat to make sure they&#039;re happy being<br />
nominated. Then follow the &#039;Nominate&#039; link to nominate them.</p>
<p>Once voting is open, you will be able to vote for candidates. Results<br />
will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au in Perth in January.<br />
*<br />
**Why should I nominate? *</p>
<p>Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new<br />
people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives<br />
you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows<br />
you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is<br />
also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source<br />
ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you&#039;re passionate about Linux<br />
and open source, it&#039;s a great opportunity to help drive and steer<br />
Australia&#039;s contribution in this field.</p>
<p>The roles do require a time commitment - generally around 2-3 hours per<br />
week - so please consider this with your nomination.</p>
<p>[1] http://www.linux.org.au/constitution<br />
[2] http://www.linux.org.au/membership</p>
<p>As always, your feedback and questions are warmly welcomed. If you&#039;d<br />
like to have a chat with anyone on Council around what it involves,<br />
please do make contact.</p>
<p>With kind regards,<br />
Kathy</p>
<p>--<br />
Kathy Reid<br />
Secretary<br />
Linux Australia</p>
<p>secretary at linux.org.au<br />
http://linux.org.au</p>
<p>Linux Australia Inc<br />
GPO Box 4788<br />
Sydney NSW 2001<br />
Australia</p>
<p>ABN 56 987 117 479</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/declaration-election-and-call-nominations#commentsLinux AustraliaMon, 04 Nov 2013 11:34:31 +0000KathyReid3186 at http://linux.org.au2012 OCM By-Electionhttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/2012-ocm-election
<p>Congratulations to Clinton Roy, the winner of the by-election. Clinton will be joining the 2012 council as OCM.</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/2012-ocm-election#commentsLinux AustraliaWed, 08 Feb 2012 04:10:07 +0000cafuego1282 at http://linux.org.auAnnual General Meeting & 2012 Council Electionhttp://linux.org.au/news/community/annual-general-meeting-2012-council-election
<h3>Annual General Meeting</h3>
<p>An agenda is now available for the AGM, to be held on Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 5:30pm in the Caro Theatre at LCA. You can view the agenda at <a target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/6wgjr7d">http://tinyurl.com/6wgjr7d</a>&nbsp;(will open in a new tab or window)</p>
<h3>Election</h3>
<p>Voting has commenced for the 2012 council. Please vote! You can do so via MemberDB, which lives at <a href="https://www.linux.org.au/membership/">https://www.linux.org.au/membership/</a> or you can click the big button on the right :-)</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/community/annual-general-meeting-2012-council-election#commentsCommunityLinux AustraliaSun, 08 Jan 2012 01:33:10 +0000cafuego1263 at http://linux.org.auAGM, Election & Rusty Wrench Awardhttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/agm-election-rusty-wrench-award
<h3>Linux Australia AGM</h3>
<p>A date, time and place for the Linux Australia Annual General Meeting have been confirmed.</p>
<p>The AGM will be held on Wednesday 18 January 2012 between 5:30pm and 6:30pm in the Caro theatre at <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> in Ballarat.</p>
<p>This means the advertised closing date for the election will not change.</p>
<h3>Election</h3>
<p>Nominations are open at <a href="https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&amp;id=15">https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&amp;id=15</a> - all members are able to nominate and be nominated.</p>
<h3>Rusty Wrench Award</h3>
<p>Sofar, we've received 25 Rusty Wrench Award nominations for 15 people at <a href="http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form/nominations">http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form/nominations</a></p>
<p>Submissions close on December 27, so there is still time to nominate your favourite local Open Source luminary at <a href="http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form">http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form</a></p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/agm-election-rusty-wrench-award#commentsLinux AustraliaSun, 18 Dec 2011 04:14:31 +0000cafuego1252 at http://linux.org.auElection, AGM, LCA & DDUhttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/election-agm-lca-ddu
<h3>2012 Council Election</h3>
<p>Nominations for the 2012 Linux Australia Council have opened. All current members may nominate another member or themselves for all positions. Candidates require two nominations for any position before they can accept that nomination. If you want to stand in the election or know someone who wants to stand, please nominate!</p>
<p>You can view details and nominate at: <a href="https://www.linux.org.au/membership/">https://www.linux.org.au/membership/</a></p>
<p>The available positions are:</p>
<ul>
<li>President (1)</li>
<li>Vice President (1)</li>
<li>Secretary (1)</li>
<li>Treasurer (1)</li>
<li>Ordinary council member (3)</li>
</ul>
<p>The time-line for the election is as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>Nominations open: 28 November 2011 00:00 EST.</li>
<li>Nominations close: 4 January 2012 00:00 EST.</li>
<li>Voting opens: 4 January 2012 00:00 EST.</li>
<li>Voting closes: 18 January 2012 00:00 EST. [1]</li>
</ul>
<p>Results will be announced at the Linux Australia AGM at linux.conf.au</p>
<p>[1] Should the AGM - due to room availability - be scheduled prior to the election closing date, the closing date may be brought forward. If this happens, you will be notified via this mailing list prior to voting opening.</p>
<h3>Linux Australia Annual General Meeting</h3>
<p>The Linux Australia Annual General Meeting will be held at linux.conf.au in Ballarat.</p>
<p>Position reports for the President, Treasurer and Secretary, as well as the results for the 2012 Council Election will be presented at the Annual General meeting, with members having the ability to pose questions to the council.</p>
<p>The exact date, time and location of the AGM will be announced soon. A detailed agenda will be made available closer to the actual AGM.</p>
<h3>linux.conf.au</h3>
<p>As you have all undoubtedly already registered for <a href="http://linux.conf.au/">linux.conf.au</a>, you will be excited to know there is only a little over a month to go before it all comes together under the stars in Ballarat. Whilst the main conference program is set in stone, some mini-confs are still looking for speakers. Please get in touch with a mini-conf organiser if you would like to speak at one.</p>
<h3>Drupal Down Under</h3>
<p>If you’re in to Drupal, don’t miss the chance to meet and mix with the best and brightest from the Australian and New Zealand Drupal community and project founder Dries Buytaert. Drupal Down Under will run the weekend prior to LCA in Melbourne. The program is available at <a href="http://drupaldownunder.org/program">http://drupaldownunder.org/program</a> and you can register at <a href="http://drupaldownunder.org/register">http://drupaldownunder.org/register</a></p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/election-agm-lca-ddu#commentsLinux AustraliaTue, 06 Dec 2011 21:22:23 +0000cafuego1246 at http://linux.org.auRusty Wrench Award Nominationshttp://linux.org.au/news/community/rusty-wrench-award-nominations
<p>The more astute of you may have noticed from the meeting minutes that the&nbsp;Council is bringing the Rusty Wrench Award out of retirement. Someone has even&nbsp;already updated the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Wrench">Wikipedia page</a>!</p>
<p>The Rusty Wrench Award was first awarded in 2005 and seeks to recognise&nbsp;outstanding service to the free software and open source communities in&nbsp;Australia. It is named for Rusty Russell, one of Australia's most prominent&nbsp;contributors and community members who started linux.conf.au (before it was&nbsp;called linux.conf.au :) and has been a source of inspiration and amusement for&nbsp;a number of years.</p>
<p>Previous winners of the Rusty Wrench Award have been:</p>
<ul>
<li>2007 - Kim Weatherall</li>
<li>2006 - Pia Waugh</li>
<li>2005 - Rusty Russell</li>
</ul>
<p>Traditionally, the award has been presented to a person of the previous winners&nbsp;choice, in liaison with the Linux Australia Council.</p>
<p>This year the Council has decided to open up the process a bit. We are taking&nbsp;nominations for the award at</p>
<p style="margin-left: 40px; "><a href="http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form">http://linux.org.au/vote/rusty-wrench-nomination-form</a></p>
<p>The Linux Australia council will then create a short-list, from which previous&nbsp;Rusty Wrench recipients will then choose the new recipient.</p>
<p>If you know someone who you think should receive the Rusty Wrench at&nbsp;linux.conf.au 2012 in Ballarat, please fill out this form and let us know!</p>
<p>Nominations will close on the 31st December 2011.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/community/rusty-wrench-award-nominations#commentsCommunityLinux AustraliaMon, 28 Nov 2011 23:53:11 +0000johnf1244 at http://linux.org.auLinux Australia Code of Conducthttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linux-australia-code-conduct
<p>The organisers of LCA 2012 and its parent organization, Linux<br />
Australia, are sympathetic to concern from speakers and attendees<br />
about whether LCA 2012 will have an official code of conduct. The<br />
Linux Australia Council believe in the importance of making members<br />
feel welcome and safe at our events, and are committed to continuing<br />
to adopt an official code of conduct for all the conferences it runs<br />
as well as the Linux Australia organization itself. In particular, a<br />
code of conduct for LCA 2012 will be in place by the time conference<br />
registration opens.</p>
<p>Linux Australia has been working on these documents for several months<br />
and are currently consulting with the Ada Initiative, the council<br />
members, and its membership. Our aim is to have something to present<br />
to the community for discussion within the next few weeks. We thank<br />
everyone for their contributions so far and look forward to more<br />
discussion shortly.</p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linux-australia-code-conduct#commentsLinux AustraliaFri, 05 Aug 2011 05:00:26 +0000johnf1178 at http://linux.org.auLinux Australia News, June 2011http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linux-australia-news-june-2011
<p>Welcome to Linux Australia News for June 2011.</p>
<p>If you have any general news or update on a project you are working on that would be of general interest to the greater Linux Australia community then please send a quick email to <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a> and we will endeavour to include it in a future update.</p>
<p>News this month: Volunteering for Linux Australia, LCA2012, PyCon AU 2011, DDU2012, BarCamp Geelong, linux.conf.au Domain, Website Work, Policy Work, Special General Meetings, Donations and Grants, Community News</p>
<h2>Volunteering for Linux Australia</h2>
<p>The media subcommittee is still looking for help. The goal of the media subcommittee is to provide a central resource for the council and all the conferences and subcommittees to communicate with the media and vice-versa. Contact <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a>.</p>
<h2>LCA2012</h2>
<p>The <a href="http://lca2012.linux.org.au/media/news/21">call for mini-confs</a> opened on Monday 20th of June. We have already received a number of submissions and have had great interest from other parties intending to submit shortly. The proposal window will remain open until Monday the 18th of July.</p>
<p>The call for papers will open this week! Anyone thinking of submitting a talk should start getting their ideas together if they haven't already and listen out for our announcement for the opening. Submissions will be open for 4 weeks. <em>—Josh Stewart</em></p>
<h2>PyCon AU 2011</h2>
<p>Third Keynote Speaker has been announced! Audrey Roy is a designer, developer and sysadmin. As an artist she describes herself as the world's #1 orange and rainbow specialist; as a developer she works on Django and Pinax and runs regular meet-up events for female Python programmers. She joins our line up of Mary Gardiner and Raymond Hettinger.</p>
<p>Are you a woman doing cool stuff with Python? Why not apply for the <a href="http://pycon-au.org/2011/grants/">PyCon AU gender diversity grant</a>?</p>
<p>PyCon AU is happy to announce that <a href="http://pycon-au.org/2011/conference/">our program</a> has been selected. This year includes a new classroom track!</p>
<p>Sprints will be held after the conference this year, on the 22nd and 23rd of August. They will be at the same venue, the Sydney Masonic Center.</p>
<p>There are still a number of sponsorship spots left including the newly introduced Video Sponsor and Sprint Sponsor packages. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor and helping support the event, please feel free to contact Tim Ansell and/or checkout our <a href="http://pycon-au.org/2011/sponsor-info/">sponsorship page</a>. <em>—Tim Ansell</em></p>
<h2>DDU2012</h2>
<p>Drupal Downunder 2012 is excited to announce that Drupal creator and project leader Dries Buytaert has been confirmed as a keynote speaker. The team are working on the conference website and are hoping to open the call for papers shortly. <em>—Peter Lieverdink</em></p>
<h2>BarCamp Geelong</h2>
<p>Deakin University's Geelong Waterfront Campus will host <a href="http://barcampgeelong.org/">BarCampGeelong</a> on Saturday 9th July from 9am to 5pm. BarCamps are "unconferences" - participatory rather than passive events and attendees are expected to present, to share and to contribute to the event.</p>
<p>Although it's the first BarCamp to be held in Geelong, it promises to bring together a wide range of people with an interest in information and communications technology. We're expecting attendees from Deakin University's School of Information Systems, School of Information Technology, Information Technology Services Division and IT students from The Gordon. It's a great way for people to gain experience in presenting on technical topics they're passionate about in a relaxed, informal, friendly environment.</p>
<p>BarCampGeelong costs $10. <em>—Kathy Reid</em></p>
<h2>linux.conf.au Domain</h2>
<p>As announced earlier this month, from this point onwards, <a href="http://www.linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linuxconfau-domain">the linux.conf.au domain will be available year round</a>, rather than the somewhat traditional 6 monthly on/off cycle that many conference regulars have become familiar with. Earlier this year auDA permanently transferred ownership of this domain to Linux Australia, giving the conference a consistent presence.</p>
<h2>Website work</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.linux.org.au/">Our website</a> got a new look at the end of May thanks to Peter Lieverdink. There’s also several new sections:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org.au/get-involved">Get involved</a>, listing different ways to get involved in Linux Australia and in the Australian FOSS community</li>
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org.au/events">Events</a>, listing Linux Australia’s upcoming events</li>
<li><a href="http://www.linux.org.au/our-projects">Projects</a>, listing Linux Australia’s projects</li>
</ul>
<p>Josh Hesketh is working on support for sub-committee reporting for the website.</p>
<h2>Policy Work</h2>
<p>Remaining policies to be discussed with the community over coming months are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Donations, Grants, Financials</li>
<li>Diversity</li>
<li>Anti-harassment</li>
<li>Lists / planet</li>
</ul>
<h2>Special General Meetings</h2>
<p>The Council is aiming to hold a single SGM in July to present the Treasurer’s report and changes to the constitution. A final discussion of the constitutional changes will be held on <a href="http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/linux-aus">linux-aus</a> shortly.</p>
<h2>Donations and Grants</h2>
<p>BarCampGeelong grant for $500 was approved and it is being held on the 9th July, see <a href="http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2011-May/018872.html">details of the request</a>.</p>
<p>PHPConfAU is currently on hold, so no decision was made on their grant request. </p>
<p>Previously awarded grants can be found at <a href="http://www.linux.org.au/grants">on the grants page</a>.</p>
<h2>Community News</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.laptop.org.au/">OLPC Australia</a> was <a href="http://www.canneslions.com/work/media/entry.cfm?entryid=1762&amp;award=4">awarded a Bronze Lion</a> at this year's Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. See <a href="http://www.dhanapalan.com/blog/2011/06/25/cannes-lions-award-for-olpc-australia/">Sridhar Dhanapalan’s blog</a> for more information. Congratulations OLPC Australia.</p>
<p><a href="http://devopsdownunder2011.eventbrite.com/">Tickets are on sale</a> for <a href="http://devopsdownunder.org/">DevOps Down Under</a> (Melbourne, July).</p>
<p>Ruxcon’s <a href="http://www.ruxcon.org.au/call-for-papers/">Call for Papers</a> is open until 30th July (conf in Melbourne, November).</p>
<p>The Open Source Developers Conference (OSDC) <a href="http://osdc.com.au/participate/">call for papers</a> is open until 15th August (conf in Canberra, November).</p>
<h2>Next Edition</h2>
<p>To submit news, including community news or volunteer positions within Linux Australia, to the next Linux Australia News please email <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a>.</p>
<h2>Previous Editions</h2>
<p>See <a href="http://www.linux.org.au/news">http://www.linux.org.au/news</a> for previous editions of Linux Australia News, and other news.</p>
<p><em>Linux Australia Council</em></p>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linux-australia-news-june-2011#commentsLinux AustraliaTue, 28 Jun 2011 12:12:06 +0000mary1152 at http://linux.org.aulinux.conf.au domainhttp://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linuxconfau-domain
<p>Howdy,</p>
<p>This announcement is a bit late in coming and the more astute of you may have noticed a mention or two in the council meeting minutes.</p>
<p>In August 2010 the auDA New 2LDs Advisory Panel handed over its recommendations to the auDA Board. One of the items under consideration was the fate of the conf.au 2LD.</p>
<p>In their final report [<a href="http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/new2ldsap-final-report.pdf">1</a>] the advisory panel recommended that the conf.au domain should not be reactivated. However the report did make one other recommendation.</p>
<blockquote><p>2.14 The Panel acknowledges that the Linux conference has established a long-standing online identity through the use of linux.conf.au. The Panel notes that it is not within its terms of reference to make&nbsp;recommendations with respect to specific domain names, however its&nbsp;view is that there is a strong case for grandfathering linux.conf.au.</p></blockquote>
<p>The auDA board then met mid August [<a href="http://www.auda.org.au/minutes/audaboardminutes16August10/">2</a>] and made the following decision.</p>
<blockquote><p>That the board agreed to grandfather linux.conf.au, with the CEO to determine the most appropriate operational arrangements - Carried.</p></blockquote>
<p>So I'm very pleased to announce that, from this point onwards, the <a href="http://linux.conf.au/">linux.conf.au</a> domain will be available all year round, rather than the somewhat traditional 6 monthly on/off cycle that many conference regulars have become familiar with.</p>
<p>Linux Australia has signed an agreement with auDA which now grants us use of this domain for the foreseeable future.</p>
<p>We even have a proper whois record now [<a href="http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/whois/whois_local.jsp?qry=linux.conf.au">3</a>], which might make it a bit easier to get an SSL certificate!</p>
<p>I would like to thank Steve Walsh and Mark Tearle who both made submissions to the panel as well as the many members who filled in the auDA survey.</p>
<p>I'd especially like to thank Steve for going through the very tedious process for the last few years to ensure that <a href="http://linux.conf.au/">linux.conf.au</a> was actually available for the 6 months each year that we were allowed to use it.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />John</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/new2ldsap-final-report.pdf">http://www.auda.org.au/pdf/new2ldsap-final-report.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.auda.org.au/minutes/audaboardminutes16August10/">http://www.auda.org.au/minutes/audaboardminutes16August10/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/whois/whois_local.jsp?qry=linux.conf.au">http://whois.ausregistry.com.au/whois/whois_local.jsp?qry=linux.conf.au</a></li>
</ol>
http://linux.org.au/news/linux-australia/linuxconfau-domain#commentsLinux AustraliaThu, 09 Jun 2011 12:39:18 +0000johnf1132 at http://linux.org.au